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Date:         Wed, 11 Jul 2001 18:40:25 -0700
Reply-To:     mike and shari <mjgarske@HOME.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         mike and shari <mjgarske@HOME.COM>
Subject:      Re: Building a westy/DESTROYING A RARE SUNROOF VAN
Comments: To: EarthNOW! <staff@EARTHNOW.ORG>
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Oh please.....

"EarthNOW!" wrote:

> You want to hang me??? > > At 04:59 PM 7/11/2001 -0700, you wrote: > >Is money the only scale with which to measure value? Are you saying that > >just because no on is willing to buy up all the mighty sequoias to save them > >for future generations, that they don't have true value? > > > >I think not. You must consider their value to the common good. I appreciate > >that YOU don't care whether the last sunroof Vanagon made in 1987 may very > >well fall victim to a vicious Sawzall, but I believe that we, as a community > >of Vanagon lovers should, and yes, DO care. > > > >We don't have room in this fine community of ours for anybody who'd advocate > >this kind of activity. > > > >I say let's get us a rope, boys. Let's go down to the tree and string 'em > >up! We can and will make this fine country of ours safe for the spotted ow > >. . . > > > >Oh, never mind. > > > >Karl Wolz > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "John Anderson" <jander14@WVU.EDU> > >To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > >Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2001 4:43 PM > >Subject: Re: Building a westy/DESTROYING A RARE SUNROOF VAN > > > > > >> > > >> > 87 sunroof vans that exist. 87 was the last year the sunroof van was > >sold > >> > in the US, and since the sunroof vans were not available with A/C, they > >> were > >> > rare. if you want to do a poptop retrofit - go with a hardtop van. not > >> only > >> > > >> > will you be destroying one of the few 87 sunroofs that exist, you will > >> have a > >> > > >> > lot more work because of the double roof in the sunroof van, as opposed > >to > >> > doing the conversion to a hardtop van with the single roof. > >> > >> > >> Oh good lord it's a vanagon already. Do whatever makes you happy. > >> Yeah and that rare '87 sunroof van is worth what, probably less than > >> a hardtop on the market since it doesn't have A/C. The sunroof is a > >> great way to do a safe conversion, that '87 isn't going to be worth jack > >> 5 years from now, and less in 10 to anyone except someone who thinks > >> it's worth something. > >> > >> John > >> jander14@wvu.edu


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